milestones

Mahesh Upadhyaya Made Fellow by Indian Society of Weed Science Plant Science Professor Mahesh Upadhyaya was made a Fellow for his contributions to weed science by the Indian Society of Weed Science at its national biennial meeting in Udaipur, Rajasthan in March. AMS Just Desserts Award Christine Klaray, Director, Student Academic Services, and Candice Rideout, […]

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2015/16 Killam Graduate Teaching Award Human Nutrition PhD student Theresa Schroder received a 2015/16 Killam Graduate Teaching Award. UBC annually awards the Killam Graduate Teaching Award to sixteen Teaching Assistants in recognition of the valuable role that they play in our undergraduate programs. The prize includes both a certificate and $1,000 and is given to TAs who have […]

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LFS Faculty Members Receive More than $100,000 in TLEF Grants Congratulations to Associate Professor Maja Krzic, Associate Professor Hannah Wittman, Associate Professor Christine Scaman and Senior Instructor Karol Traviss on receiving UBC Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) awards. Combined, they received more than $100,000 in TLEF grants for their projects. TLEF was created in […]

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Professor Tony Farrell Elected to the Royal Society of Canada Congratulations to Professor Tony Farrell on being elected to the Royal Society of Canada. The Royal Society of Canada, Academy of Arts, Humanities and Sciences is Canada’s senior national body of distinguished scientists and scholars. Professor David Fraser Named Loblaw Animal Welfare Advisor Loblaw, Canada’s […]

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Loblaw, Canada’s largest grocery retailer, recently named Professor David Fraser as scientific advisor on animal welfare. David has served as an advisor on animal welfare for the retail and restaurant sectors in the United States and for the World Organisation for Animal Health, and is a member of Canada’s National Farm Animal Health and Welfare […]

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Professor Gwen Chapman’s new book, Acquired Tastes: Why Families Eat the Way They Do was recently released by UBC Press. Co-written with Brenda L. Beagan, Josee Johnston and Deborah McPhail, Elaine M. Power & Helen Vallianatos, the book draws on interviews with parents and teens from over one hundred families in urban and rural Canada, […]

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SOILx project led by Maja Krzic Receives the Platinum MARCOM Award The SOILx project, From the Earth to the Cloud, led by Associate Professor Maja Krzic received the Platinum MARCOM Award (mobile/web-based technology category) from the International Festival of the Marketing & Communication Industry (MARCOM). Professor David Fraser Receives Award from Detroit Zoo Professor David […]

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Prof. David Fraser co-authors paper in Science Prof. David Fraser is co-author of a paper on “Sustainable Intensification in Agriculture: Premises and Policies” in the journal Science, released in July. A policy known as sustainable intensification could help meet the challenges of increasing demands for food from a growing global population. Professor Andy Black […]

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American Journal of Applied Economics Congratulations to Professor Jim Vercammen on his appointment as Editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. Beginning in August 2013, Jim – the first Canadian to hold the position – will co-edit the journal with three other editors, including Professor JunJie Wu of Oregon State University. Animal Welfare […]

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American Egg Board Research Award Assistant Professor Darin Bennett was awarded the American Egg Board Research Award at the 2012 Poultry Science Annual Meeting in Athens, Georgia in July 2012. The award is given to increase the interest in research pertaining to egg science technology or marketing that has a bearing on egg or spent […]

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$ 1.9 million research grant to expand Think&EatGreen@School Project Jerry Spiegel, an associate professor in the School of Population and Public Health, received $1.9 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to lead a program examining the health effects of the global food system through five interconnected projects in Ecuador and Canada. Called […]

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AgUS now LFS|US The Agriculture Undergrad Society (AgUS) recently decided to change its name to Land and Food Systems Undergraduate Society (LFSUS) to better reflect its connection with our Faculty. In honour of preserving the history of AgUS, the group will continue to refer to themselves as Aggies. Lynn Newman Honoured with 2011 President’s Staff […]

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Andrew Riseman – USI Teaching and Learning Fellow Associate Professor Andrew Riseman was appointed a 2010 USI Teaching and Learning Fellow. The Fellowship Program is one of the flagship initiatives of the USI Teaching & Learning Office whose mandate is to coordinate, support and enhance undergraduate and graduate sustainability education at UBC’s Vancouver campus. Riseman’s […]